Data Protection and Privacy Policy

The below is the excerpt of Data Protection and Privacy Policy from our Terms & Conditions

Data Protection and Privacy Policy

  1. By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Data Protection and Privacy Policy. 
  2. For the purposes of this section J following terms shall have the following definition:
    1. “Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject); this may include, but is not limited to, names, email addresses, IP addresses, and any other data that can be used to identify you;
    2. “Processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure, erasure, or destruction;
    3. “Privacy Policy” means this section J Data Protection and Privacy Policy of the Terms and Conditions that outlines how We collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit our website www.zaar.com.mt;
    4. “Data Subject” refers to any individual whose Personal Data is being collected, held, or processed;
    5. “Data Controller” ZAAR, located at www.zaar.com.mt, is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected via this website.
    6. “Data Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Data Controller;
    7. “Consent” means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the Data Subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of Personal Data;
    8. “Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the ZAAR or from the ZAAR infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit);
    9. “Third Party” means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the Data Subject, the Data Controller, the Data Processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the Data Controller or Processor, are authorised to process Personal Data.
  3. We may collect and process the following data:
    1. Name, email address, and contact details (when submitting a form or subscribing to a newsletter)
    2. IP address, browsing behaviour (via cookies or analytics tools) and website URL, social media URLs, location.
    3. Any additional information you voluntarily provide to us
  4. We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
    1. To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
    2. To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
    3. To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
    4. To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
    5. To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
    6. For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
    7. For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
  5. We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
    1. With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, for payment processing, to contact You.
    2. For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Our assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
    3. With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
    4. With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
    5. With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
    6. With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
  6. Retention of Your Personal Data
    1. We will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
    2. We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of ZAAR, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
  7. Transfer of Your Personal Data
    1. Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at ZAAR’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred maintained on computers located outside of Malta where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.
    2. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
    3. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
  8. Your Personal Data may be disclosed: 
    1. If the We are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy;
    2. Under certain circumstances, the We may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency); and
    3. We may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
      • Comply with a legal obligation;
      • Protect and defend the rights or property of ZAAR;
      • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with ZAAR;
      • Protect the personal safety of Users of ZAAR or the public; and
      • Protect against legal liability.

9. Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

10. Analytics

We may use third-party ZAAR providers to monitor and analyze the use of our service.

11. Email Marketing

We may use Your Personal Data to contact You with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to You. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from Us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email We send or by contacting Us.

12. Links to Other Websites

ZAAR may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any Third-Party sites or services.

13. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By visiting this page on our website: CONTACT US

By sending us an email: [email protected]